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his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how does it feel to be an inspiration for literally people who are disabled the entire world over? >> i think it's a massive blessing. i have been very privileged to be given a talent and over the last seven or eight years i have worked hard on working on it and making sure i can be the best athlete i can be, and obviously being an international sportsman is a lot of responsibility that comes with it. you have to remember there are kids who look up to you, is definitely something you have to keep at the back of your mind. >> what somebody said to me, th
his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer....
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hey, congressman, dana bash, cnn. we took an informal survey. do you think you should take a cut as a member of congress? >> certainly. we're all in this together, suffering together. >> reporter: most lawmakers in both parties say yes. would you take a pay cut? >> absolutely. let's make sure we are doing our part as well. >> reporter: but cutting lawmakers' pay now is not so easy. the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the next election. they can get creative. write checks to the charity or the treasury. ironically, some tea party backed party lawmakers are reluctant to give up their own pay. do you think members of congress should take a pay cut? >> i don't think some of i don't think we should raise our pay. >> republican billy long elected to cut washington spending. >> it's such a miniscule part, it wouldn't have an effect. >> reporter: would you take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann asked that question, talking several times only about her staff, not her. >> we'd like to keep everybody on th
hey, congressman, dana bash, cnn. we took an informal survey. do you think you should take a cut as a member of congress? >> certainly. we're all in this together, suffering together. >> reporter: most lawmakers in both parties say yes. would you take a pay cut? >> absolutely. let's make sure we are doing our part as well. >> reporter: but cutting lawmakers' pay now is not so easy. the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the...
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pistorius invited cnn to his room in 2008 when these pictures were taken, and cnn is told steenkamp was shot four times through a bathroom door, and authorities say afterwards, pistorius carried her down these stairs while she was still alive. questions still remain over reports of a bloodied cricket bat found at the scene. was it used to attack steenkamp? did she use it to defend herself? or did oscar use it to break down the bathroom door after the shooting? and there are reports by the local media that police had found steroids at the house which authorities have not commented on to cnn. as the legal process now begins against the man known as blade runner, all of oscar's future races have been canceled. he was scheduled to run in australia, brazil, the u.s., the uk, and russia. and while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family said there will be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be on her show, but now becomes her last good-bye. >> i take home with me so many amazing memories and
pistorius invited cnn to his room in 2008 when these pictures were taken, and cnn is told steenkamp was shot four times through a bathroom door, and authorities say afterwards, pistorius carried her down these stairs while she was still alive. questions still remain over reports of a bloodied cricket bat found at the scene. was it used to attack steenkamp? did she use it to defend herself? or did oscar use it to break down the bathroom door after the shooting? and there are reports by the local...
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cnn's phil black joins me now. and the shock wave blew out windows, injured around 1,000 people, it really looked like a scene from a movie. how were they feeling and coping today there? >> reporter: well, they're recovering, susan, slowly but steadily. most of the damage, although quite widespread is not serious. it's largely windows, glasses that were sprayed and broken. some buildings lost a few, some lost most of them, some lost not at all. a few buildings have much more serious examples of damage like the ice rink behind me. there locals say that section of the wall was actually blown in by that shock wave from the meteor. but the cleanup and recovery operation is very much underway and it's likely within a week or so there aren't going to be too many scars from the close encounter. the people, themselves, they're recovering slowly, as well. we now around 1,000 of them suffered physical injuries. most of them, in fact, all of them not very serious. what they talk about is the fear, the terror of those few mome
cnn's phil black joins me now. and the shock wave blew out windows, injured around 1,000 people, it really looked like a scene from a movie. how were they feeling and coping today there? >> reporter: well, they're recovering, susan, slowly but steadily. most of the damage, although quite widespread is not serious. it's largely windows, glasses that were sprayed and broken. some buildings lost a few, some lost most of them, some lost not at all. a few buildings have much more serious...
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jim bolden, cnn, london. >> amazing. let's dig in a little deeper with physicist and cosmologist lawrence krauss. he's made a career of explaining for people like me and you everything from how the tiniest particles behave to how the universe will end. he is the director of the origins project at arizona state university and his latest book is called "a universe from nothing." we spoke earlier tonight. professor, thank you for joining us. our first question is how was this meteor able to do so much damage? >> well, it's a 10 ton or 20 ton sized object going 30,000 miles per hour. suddenly stopping in the atmosphere. you can imagine it's a lot worse than getting hit by a truck. >> i mean, i don't really understand how it works. tell me, what is it about this flying piece of space matter that makes such damage when it comes in? you say the speed and i guess temperature, but it really blew out windows so far away. people falling down. even though it was big, how did it do so much damage? >> well, you know, when a space shut
jim bolden, cnn, london. >> amazing. let's dig in a little deeper with physicist and cosmologist lawrence krauss. he's made a career of explaining for people like me and you everything from how the tiniest particles behave to how the universe will end. he is the director of the origins project at arizona state university and his latest book is called "a universe from nothing." we spoke earlier tonight. professor, thank you for joining us. our first question is how was this...
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the 85th academy awards, oscars are being polished and i'll be here sunday night to cover it for cnn. kim masters joins us. where are you with us? a lot of good movies this year. a lot of conjecture about who may win. >> unlike other years, it it doesn't seem like everything is a lock. the year that forest whitt ker won every award under the sun. this year some of the key categories could go a couple different ways. that could be the final thing that the academy needs to breakthrough and get ratings back. it's not about skewing younger or having a younger host or opening up the best picture category. it's about a little unpredictability. >> they are using the success of the musical-related stuff. what do you think is skewing it towards more musical performance? >> i hear the length is quite long. and i think they are talking about closing the show with a duet with kristen chen witch and seth mccar far lan. >> i think it will be amazing. you have to point. the musical stuff is fine, but if you're skewing it to a younger demographic, is it sensible? >> they are balancing it with the cas
the 85th academy awards, oscars are being polished and i'll be here sunday night to cover it for cnn. kim masters joins us. where are you with us? a lot of good movies this year. a lot of conjecture about who may win. >> unlike other years, it it doesn't seem like everything is a lock. the year that forest whitt ker won every award under the sun. this year some of the key categories could go a couple different ways. that could be the final thing that the academy needs to breakthrough and...
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you can watch it starting at 10:30 eastern this friday here on cnn. >>> coming up, former democratic congressman jesse jackson jr. pleads guilty to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions on everything from a vacation in martha's vineyard to michael jackson memorabilia. i'll speak with someone who was in the court today. >>> also ahead, new york's cardinal timothy dolan has been mentioned as a possible candidate to succeed pope benedict. today he was questioned behind closed doors in the catholic church's sex abuse scandal. none of us would want to be told we can't marry the person we love. that's why a growing majority of americans believe it's time to allow marriage for gay and lesbian couples. when couples are committed they ought to have i think the same sort of rights that everyone has. allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country freedom means freedom for everyone. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law, it's
you can watch it starting at 10:30 eastern this friday here on cnn. >>> coming up, former democratic congressman jesse jackson jr. pleads guilty to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions on everything from a vacation in martha's vineyard to michael jackson memorabilia. i'll speak with someone who was in the court today. >>> also ahead, new york's cardinal timothy dolan has been mentioned as a possible candidate to succeed pope benedict. today he...
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again, these are some of the first pictures live coming in to cnn from our helicopter, cnn exclusive for you, to see the progress of this ship as it makes it into shore and the headline, it will make it into shore, no matter what has been reported prior. the company has made a decision, dark or not dark, it is going to be going through that channel with those tugboats to make it dockside, hopefully between seven to ten hours. those tugboats working laboriously but it is a sluggish pace, make no mistake, they are going as fast as a lawn mower, about six to seven knots. if you know knots, that's not much more than miles per hour, somewhere around seven miles an hour. it is slow and some of the signs that have been hanging off, they're not in your image right now, but some of the signs that passengers have been hanging overboard have read "please help us." that's quite something. the carnival corporation is spending its -- is sending its representatives out to sea to meet up with these tugs and the ship. you can see the supplies on the tugboats and the workers also alongside that ship,
again, these are some of the first pictures live coming in to cnn from our helicopter, cnn exclusive for you, to see the progress of this ship as it makes it into shore and the headline, it will make it into shore, no matter what has been reported prior. the company has made a decision, dark or not dark, it is going to be going through that channel with those tugboats to make it dockside, hopefully between seven to ten hours. those tugboats working laboriously but it is a sluggish pace, make no...
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[ thunder ] cnn's erin mcpike is in wichita. how much snow do you have and how much is coming? and karen mcginnis in the weather center. what do you see, erin? >> reporter: well, you know, right now we think we have about 8 inches. i'll show you here, we have a ruler. so, yep, that's looking like about 8 inches. but the snow stopped a couple hours ago, so now we have the effects of it, which if you want to look over here, we still got somebody digging out his car, and we're going to try -- you can see that snowplows have come by. we basically made a median out of the snow, there's big heaps of snow. so it has piled up one but the effects we have to tell you about, there are power outages in the southwestern part of the state. people need to be aware. no fatales. everybody should stay off the road. all major universities, school districts and the government is closed. basically the business of kansas has shut down today, the governor sam brownback declared a state of emergency. we think snow might be over, we might get more tonight, but for the rest of the day, the snowfall has
[ thunder ] cnn's erin mcpike is in wichita. how much snow do you have and how much is coming? and karen mcginnis in the weather center. what do you see, erin? >> reporter: well, you know, right now we think we have about 8 inches. i'll show you here, we have a ruler. so, yep, that's looking like about 8 inches. but the snow stopped a couple hours ago, so now we have the effects of it, which if you want to look over here, we still got somebody digging out his car, and we're going to try...
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cnn spoke with a spokesman of the las vegas police department. >> approximately 4:20 this morning two vehicles were northbound las vegas boulevard at flamingo when one of the vehicles described as a black range rover sport fired shots into a second vehicle, a maserati, striking the driver and the passenger of that vehicle. it caused it to go out of control, continues through the intersection, striking a cab which subsequently catches on fire and then striking four additional vehicles. as a result three of the -- three of those occupants of the vehicles were transported for injuries, and the cab driver and the passenger were trapped inside the vehicle. at this time we have three confirmed deceased, two of those being the cab driver and the passenger, and the driver of the maserati. one of the occupants in the maserati was wounded from the shots. right now, what we're asking is that anyone that has information regarding this black range rover sport to contact the las vegas metropolitan police department. it's described with large black rims and some sort of dealership advertisement plat
cnn spoke with a spokesman of the las vegas police department. >> approximately 4:20 this morning two vehicles were northbound las vegas boulevard at flamingo when one of the vehicles described as a black range rover sport fired shots into a second vehicle, a maserati, striking the driver and the passenger of that vehicle. it caused it to go out of control, continues through the intersection, striking a cab which subsequently catches on fire and then striking four additional vehicles. as...
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as we've been telling you, right now, live picture, exclusive to cnn. if you want to see when the triumph gets into dock, have you to watch it right here. tell one, tell all. i'm sorry if you've heard me say that, i have to assume some viewers are just tuning in. >>> right now we're going to deal with the charred remains found in the burned out can
as we've been telling you, right now, live picture, exclusive to cnn. if you want to see when the triumph gets into dock, have you to watch it right here. tell one, tell all. i'm sorry if you've heard me say that, i have to assume some viewers are just tuning in. >>> right now we're going to deal with the charred remains found in the burned out can
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the family telling cnn they will be watching him closely during this time. this was just a bail hearing filled with emotion, conflict and overwhelming public interest here setting the scene for the the trial of a revered home country athlete who is charged with the premeditated murder of a young, beautiful model both with a promising life in front of them. no trial date has been set. >> robin joins us along with diane mccarthy. diane, you were in court today. take us inside. what was it like in there? >> the first thing i can tell you is it was very, very hot. it was very tense and it was very hot. we were all clustered together in this quite small courtroom. together with this emotion that was just sort of reverberating off the walls, everybody was sweating, tense, whispering, quiet. >> robin, that's quite a lo kashs judge, he spoke for two hours. is that par for the course for a bail hearing in south africa? >> you know, this whole bail hearing has taken on the facade of the trial within the trial. we have been gripped by all the forensic details and also
the family telling cnn they will be watching him closely during this time. this was just a bail hearing filled with emotion, conflict and overwhelming public interest here setting the scene for the the trial of a revered home country athlete who is charged with the premeditated murder of a young, beautiful model both with a promising life in front of them. no trial date has been set. >> robin joins us along with diane mccarthy. diane, you were in court today. take us inside. what was it...
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. >> cnn's robyn curnow is in johannesburg with more. very emotional scenes both at >> hi there, piers. we did hear from oscar pistorius his version of events, his story. it's all here in this 11-page affidavit where he paints a picture of being fearful of terror of horror of an intruder coming into his house. the defense arguing that he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder and that's why he shot at her. however, for the state, they say that's no justification for shooting somebody through a bathroom door. they say this was premeditated murder. they managed to convince the magistrate who agreed with them, which makes his bail hearing even more difficult. the onus now is on his defense team tomorrow in that court to prove exceptional circumstances, that he deserves bail and, of course, many people watching with great interest because oscar pistorius is a hero in this country. and they desperately want to believe this version of events. but as was said in court today, facts are facts. and it doesn't look that good, if you look at it as a
. >> cnn's robyn curnow is in johannesburg with more. very emotional scenes both at >> hi there, piers. we did hear from oscar pistorius his version of events, his story. it's all here in this 11-page affidavit where he paints a picture of being fearful of terror of horror of an intruder coming into his house. the defense arguing that he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder and that's why he shot at her. however, for the state, they say that's no justification for shooting...
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as we've been telling you, right now, live picture, exclusive to cnn. if you want to see when the triumph gets into dock, have you to watch it right here. tell one, tell all. i'm sorry if you've heard me say that, i have to assume some viewers are just tuning in. >>> right now we're going to deal with the charred remains found in the burned out cabin in the san bernardino mountains, have been positively identified as christopher dorner's. the sheriff's office says the i.d. was made through dental records. that puts one big question to rest. though the investigation is ongoing. randi kaye joins me from big bear, california. i know you spoke to the man who was carjacked by christopher dorner. does he want the reward money? $1 million out there. >> reporter: good evening, chris. he certainly does want that money. he called the sheriff's deputy right after christopher dorner put a gun in his face and stole his truck. he said there's no doubt he deserves that money. it's his call that led police to his whereabouts. there's specific wording. the reward will b
as we've been telling you, right now, live picture, exclusive to cnn. if you want to see when the triumph gets into dock, have you to watch it right here. tell one, tell all. i'm sorry if you've heard me say that, i have to assume some viewers are just tuning in. >>> right now we're going to deal with the charred remains found in the burned out cabin in the san bernardino mountains, have been positively identified as christopher dorner's. the sheriff's office says the i.d. was made...
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cnn's phil black is in russia. he hit the road today, trying to find the spot where the meteor landed. >> are we're walking on a frozen lake. it's about a 90-minute drive west. we're here because locals say a big fragment from the meteor punched through the ice. and is now sitting at the bottom of the lake. [ speaking in russian ] >> that was a very firm no. these police officers said it is prohibited for us to be here, to shoot video here, to try and walk any further. if if part of that meet orrite came down there, where those vehicles are, as locals say it did, the russian authorities don't want us or anyone else to see it. the meteor's final descent through the atmosphere was seen by people all across this region. at this school, students came outside to look at the trail of smoke it left in the sky. one student captured the moment on his phone. what were you thinking? what do you think your friends were thinking? >> firstly, i think it seems to be a terrorist attack. they guessed that it was a rocket bomb. >> a
cnn's phil black is in russia. he hit the road today, trying to find the spot where the meteor landed. >> are we're walking on a frozen lake. it's about a 90-minute drive west. we're here because locals say a big fragment from the meteor punched through the ice. and is now sitting at the bottom of the lake. [ speaking in russian ] >> that was a very firm no. these police officers said it is prohibited for us to be here, to shoot video here, to try and walk any further. if if part of...
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his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how does it feel to be an inspiration for literally people who are disabled the entire world over? >> i think it's a massive blessing. i have been very privileged to be given a talent and over the last seven or eight years i have worked hard on working on it and making sure i can be the best athlete i can be, and obviously being an international sportsman is a lot of responsibility that comes with it. you have to remember there are kids who look up to you, is definitely something you have to keep at the back of your mind. >> what somebody said to me, th
his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer....
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. >> except, remember something too, part of what you see when you turn on cnn or other stations are people in america projecting their cultural kind of assumptions on to south africa. i saw somebody the other night, may have been on this show say, well, he didn't call 911, which factually was not correct. they have something there. but the person he would have called is perfectly normal according to people i know in south africa, is who you would call. so it is not the american system. but i think this guy has a pretty good defense, based on what i talked to, people in south africa, his kind of paranoia, his fear of crime, i don't think that's something that is so outlandish. >> mark, let me ask you, the prosecutor has been trying to portray pistorius as a flight risk. the fact that he doesn't recognize his crime, the idea that he is prone to violence. do you think that a solid argument against bail? >> no, i think the opposite. i think what the magistrate replied, is why wouldn't he have every incentive in the world to clear his name. and he's got a very able defense team. i think
. >> except, remember something too, part of what you see when you turn on cnn or other stations are people in america projecting their cultural kind of assumptions on to south africa. i saw somebody the other night, may have been on this show say, well, he didn't call 911, which factually was not correct. they have something there. but the person he would have called is perfectly normal according to people i know in south africa, is who you would call. so it is not the american system....
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tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> that does it for this edition of "306." thanks for watching. erin burnett "outfront starts now. >> outfront next. days from cuts that are deep and dangerous. why are all we are hearing is bling. >>> as the world gets ready for new pope, is the church using a cemetery to hide money from abuse victims? new information about the body found n inside a hotel water tower, we have the video that that hotel does not want you to see. let's go outfront. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, hurting the poor because washington has no courage. again today, all we heard was blame when it comes to the forced spending cuts to take effect in eight days. president obama made some talk radio appearances. >> whether or not we can move republicans at this point to do the right thing is what we're still trying to gauge. >> now, he's called the cuts severe and brutal. house speaker john boehner, guess what, completely agrees with that. he's called them deep and dangerous, but they're not doing anything about it. here's the thing about the
tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> that does it for this edition of "306." thanks for watching. erin burnett "outfront starts now. >> outfront next. days from cuts that are deep and dangerous. why are all we are hearing is bling. >>> as the world gets ready for new pope, is the church using a cemetery to hide money from abuse victims? new information about the body found n inside a hotel water tower, we have the video that that hotel does not want you to see....
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drew griffin with cnn. nice to see you. >> v.a. police. >> reporter: yes, sir. >> if this has not been approved by public affairs office, we cannot let you on. >> reporter: i'm calling them now. y want to call them and see -- >> i can't technically call them. can you take the camera across the street. >> reporter: i'm going to phone them right now. instead of answering our questions, the v.a. spokesperson has released three media advisories. the last one on the day we visited read in a voice mail. >> v.a. is committed to providing safe facilities and quality care for veterans. >> reporter: the advisory goes on to say that an investigation is under way and that -- >> testing results indicate remediation at pittsburgh v.a. medical center university drive has been successful. >> drew is joining us now. the centers for disease control finally did release its report of the veterans hospital. what did the report conclude? >> wolf, mainly that the outbreak was bigger than any of us knew. 21 cases either directly or probably linked to the
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barbara star, cnn, washington. >> pretty cool stuff. that's it for me. >> thanks so much for joining us. i'm in for brooke baldwin and the news starts right now. gunfire and a crash shut down part of the famous las vegas strip. three people were killed and three more injured in what looked like a scene from a movie. it started before dawn with a drive-by shooting not far from the most famous casinos. bally's and the bellagio. someone in a black range recovery sailed through the intersection and slammed into five cars including a taxy that burst into flame. the cab's driver and passenger were killed. the suv got away. >> the vehicle description is black in color and has large black rims on it and sort of a dealer plate. not a nevada dealer plate, but from a car dealer lot. >> they don't know how that shooting got started. >> a twist in the case of oscar pistorius, the olympian charged with the valentine's day murder of his girlfriend. the officer leading the investigation has been replaced. the detective was taken off the case. why? he w
barbara star, cnn, washington. >> pretty cool stuff. that's it for me. >> thanks so much for joining us. i'm in for brooke baldwin and the news starts right now. gunfire and a crash shut down part of the famous las vegas strip. three people were killed and three more injured in what looked like a scene from a movie. it started before dawn with a drive-by shooting not far from the most famous casinos. bally's and the bellagio. someone in a black range recovery sailed through the...
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cnn alina cho looks at what makes him stand out. baby faced and adorable, alexander wang is something of a phenom. the creative force behind his own brand, the new creative director of european fashion house, a coveted job that when he landed it sent shockwaves through the industry. you're 29. >> you know, if i'm not doing it now, i'm not going to do it at any other point. >> reporter: wang started at his label at age 20. with the idea of creating a modern dress down uniform. he even coined the phrase to describe it, model off duty. who's the alex wang girl? >> you know, it's always this idea of elevating the every day. >> reporter: wang's business is now worth an estimated $80 million. with 15 stores worldwide. and a new collaboration with samsung. >> i think he's definitely talented. but many people are talented. he has a clarity. >> reporter: you basically came out of the womb wanting to be a fashion designer, didn't you? >> i mean, not right out of the womb. >> reporter: well, close -- >> since he was 4, yeah, he hold "vogue" ma
cnn alina cho looks at what makes him stand out. baby faced and adorable, alexander wang is something of a phenom. the creative force behind his own brand, the new creative director of european fashion house, a coveted job that when he landed it sent shockwaves through the industry. you're 29. >> you know, if i'm not doing it now, i'm not going to do it at any other point. >> reporter: wang started at his label at age 20. with the idea of creating a modern dress down uniform. he...
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and he is this week's cnn he re. hero. >>> the state took me and my siblings away from my mom when i was 14. now we live with our grandparents. i don't want to be faced with the limits my mom faced, and that's why i want to go to college. my grandparents only went to grade school. there is nobody at home that could help me figure out how i could reach my dream. >> applying to college can be very bewildering. there's over 400,000 low-income students every year who graduate qualified to go to a four-year college and they just don't go. my name is michael carter, and i help qualified underserved students apply to, pay for, and stay in college. >> who needs to finish? >> we bring college mentors to high schools to help students through the entire process. how many more apps do you have to do? >> nine. >> nine and you're done? that's very good. it's completely free. students pick their mentor and they meet weekly until they're accepted into college. >> i never really thought of myself as the greatest student, like college
and he is this week's cnn he re. hero. >>> the state took me and my siblings away from my mom when i was 14. now we live with our grandparents. i don't want to be faced with the limits my mom faced, and that's why i want to go to college. my grandparents only went to grade school. there is nobody at home that could help me figure out how i could reach my dream. >> applying to college can be very bewildering. there's over 400,000 low-income students every year who graduate...
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this is cnn newsroom and i'm suzanne malveaux. things got a lot more complicated for lance armstrong. new reports now that the justice department plans to sue armstrong for using performance enhancing drugs. ed lavendera joining us. tell us what the new turn of events means for him. >> reporter: well, there is a lot of movement on this front. and if you'll remember about a year ago, the justice department decided not to sue lance armstrong, but now there are multiple reports that says the department of justice is changing its mind on this and will reportedly join the whistle blower lawsuit that has been filed, but is kept under seal from former teammate floyd landis. and what all of this could mean for lance armstrong is a big legal fight that could end up costing him tense of millions of dollars. the united states postal service during that run where lance armstrong won from 2001 to 2004 paid lance armstrong and his cycling team some $30 million. this whistle blower lawsuit brought by floyd landis which very few people have been
this is cnn newsroom and i'm suzanne malveaux. things got a lot more complicated for lance armstrong. new reports now that the justice department plans to sue armstrong for using performance enhancing drugs. ed lavendera joining us. tell us what the new turn of events means for him. >> reporter: well, there is a lot of movement on this front. and if you'll remember about a year ago, the justice department decided not to sue lance armstrong, but now there are multiple reports that says the...